美国国会女议员被歹徒击中头部
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A US congresswoman has been shot in the head and six other people have been killed by a gunman in Arizona.

美国亚利桑那州一位国会女议员被一位歹徒击中头部,另有六人被射杀。

Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range(接近地) during a public meeting in Tucson.

She is in a critical condition, but the doctor treating her said he was "very optimistic about her recovery".

The dead included a nine-year-old girl and a federal judge. President Barack Obama said the shooting was a "tragedy for our entire country".

The Associated Press news agency reported that one of Ms Giffords' political aides was also killed in the shooting.

In addition to the six deaths, police said a total of 13 people - including Ms Giffords - had been shot and wounded in the attack.

A suspect named by US media as Arizona resident Jared Loughner, 22, was arrested after the incident.

Local police, who have not confirmed the suspect's name, said they were hunting a possible accomplice1(同谋者,共犯) .

"[The suspect] has kind of a troubled past, and we're not convinced that he acted alone," said Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik.

"There is some reason to believe that he came to this location with another individual."

Presidential tribute

The attacker struck as Ms Giffords held one of her regular open-invitation meetings - which she called "Congress on your corner" - with her constituents2(成分,分子) outside a supermarket in Tucson.

An eyewitness3 to the killings4, Steven Rayle, told AP he had played dead to escape.

"I had passed by the table, the congresswoman was standing5 there talking to several people, I went to the side of the table... and I looked up and I saw a man shoot her in the head," said Mr Rayle.

"Then he began just spraying gunfire everywhere. At that point I ducked behind the concrete post.

"The whole thing unfolded maybe 12 or 15 seconds. As he came around [the post], I lay on the ground and acted as if I were shot."

The gunman was reportedly overpowered by members of the crowd, before being taken away by police.

The dead judge was named by officials as John Roll, who had spent more than 40 year on the federal bench. It is not thought that he was deliberately6 targeted.

Mr Obama urged the nation to "come together, and support each other".

"I ask all Americans to join me and Michelle in keeping all the victims and their families, including Gabby, in our thoughts and prayers," he said.

He described Ms Giffords as a personal friend and an "extraordinary public servant".

Mr Obama has tasked FBI director Robert Mueller with overseeing the investigation7.



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1 accomplice XJsyq     
n.从犯,帮凶,同谋
参考例句:
  • She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
  • He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。
2 constituents 63f0b2072b2db2b8525e6eff0c90b33b     
n.选民( constituent的名词复数 );成分;构成部分;要素
参考例句:
  • She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
  • Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 eyewitness VlVxj     
n.目击者,见证人
参考例句:
  • The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
  • He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。
4 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发
参考例句:
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
5 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
6 deliberately Gulzvq     
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
参考例句:
  • The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
  • They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
7 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
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